Every Opening and Closing This Week: Tasty Pot LoHi Debuts, Lucky Noodles Is Back and More

April kicked off with new spots — and no closures to report.

April 5, 2025

Tasty Pot is now serving in the former Cantina Loca space. Tasty Pot

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After wrapping up a busy March for the food and drink scene, April kicked off with four additions — and there are more exciting openings on the horizon.

Last April, chef/restaurateur Dana Rodriguez closed Cantina Loca, her Mexican eatery in LoHi; the space has now reopened, though it's serving a very different cuisine. Tasty Pot, a Taiwanese food chain, debuted in Colorado when franchisee Alex Lung opened a location in Aurora in 2021; now it has a spot in LoHi. That outpost soft-opened this week and will celebrate its grand opening on Sunday, April 6, with a lion dance at 1 p.m. Tasty Pot serves a variety of signature hot pots with customizable heat levels and add-ons.

One of our current top 100 restaurants is back in a new neighborhood. Owner Kamolrat “Ploy” Limpapath closed the original location of Lucky Noodles, her Thai eatery, in January (that East Colfax space is now Uptown Banh Mi & Grill). This week, Lucky Noodles made its comeback in the former home of the original Señor Burritos in Baker, which moved out in January after 34 years. During the soft opening, Lucky Noodles' hours on April 5-6 are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Lotus Concepts, the company behind ViewHouse, My Neighbor Felix and Wonderyard, has revived the former Sports Column space in LoDo as glam Western-themed bar Belles & Boots, complete with a boot-shaped disco ball, mechanical bull, line-dancing on Thursdays and more.

And the legendary Mercury Cafe is now officially The Pearl under new owners Ashlee Cassity and Dom Garcia, who promise to keep the spirit of the place intact. Jonathan Mora of Mora Pizza/Tua Mama's is set to take over the kitchen at the Pearl later this month.

In other openings and closings news:

Nederland brewery Knotted Root is opening a '70s-themed tasting room on East Colfax this summer.
The last remaining Sushi-Rama in RiNo is set to close April 12.

Here's the complete list of restaurants and bars that opened this week*:

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Belles & Boots opened April 4.

Katrina Leibee

Openings

Belles & Boots, 1930 Blake Street
Lucky Noodles, 12 East First Avenue
The Pearl, 2199 California Street
Tasty Pot, 2890 Zuni Street

*Or earlier and not previously reported.

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Molly Martin has been the Food & Drink editor at Westword since 2021. Prior to joining the staff, Molly reported on the Denver dining scene for more than a decade and contributed to Thrillist. At Westword, Molly monitors restaurant openings and closings, offers dining recommendations and reports on Denver-area food news and trends. She also publishes such annual lists as Top 100 Bars and Top 100 Restaurants, and contributes to the yearly Best of Denver edition. In 2023, she was recognized with the Colorado Restaurant Association's Outstanding Media Professional award.

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